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Server date and time is the
sole basis for time calculations.
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Days are the basic CC
counting unit, though clocks are displayed as hh:mm:ss.
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When a player
commits a move,
the system stamps it with the date & time and notifies the
opponent by email (unless of course
he/she has set email notifications to
'off' - refer How
to Update Your Personal Settings).
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The opponent has 24
hours from this stamp to reply before he/she uses a day.
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Each subsequent 24-hour period
(or part thereof) from the stamp uses a further day.
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Once the reply is made,
only whole days used are counted, though each move also carries the full
stamp.
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Refer to
How
to Check Event Cross-Tables for the time control selected for this event.
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Refer to
How to Play Conditional
Moves for time calculation rules applied in these instances.
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Refer to
How to
Handle Holidays and
Special Leaves for their effect on time control calculations.
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Player and opponent times
remaining are displayed in each player's
tailored games list. Time overruns are shown in red.
Games lost on time are not automatically completed - players must
submit a claim for a win to the TD (refer How
to Win, Lose or Draw).
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In thematic events, the thematic moves are played automatically when the
event starts. The reflection time at the start of the event is adjusted
according to the number of moves played in the thematic move sequence.
For example, in a 10/50 thematic tournament, with a thematic sequence of
3 moves for white and black, both players would start the tournament
with 35 days before time control on move 10.
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Total time used is not displayed by the
server, but rather the time left.